Ultra-Smashed Burgers

Summary by Krater

J. Kenji López-Alt demonstrates how to make ultra-smashed burgers by using two two-ounce patties with at least 20 percent fat content, a trowel and wallpaper scraper for maximum crust, and American cheese.

From the video

Answers: How do you make ultra-smashed burgers?

• smash burgers
• ground beef fat content
• burger crust techniques
• American cheese melting
• burger assembly

Ingredients

• ground beef
• burger bun
• Thousand Island dressing
• pickles
• onion
• American cheese
• salt
• pepper

What it concludes

• Meat for smash burgers should be at least 20 percent fat, with 25 percent being optimal for juiciness.
• Making two two-ounce patties instead of one larger patty maximizes the amount of brown, crispy crust.
• Placing toppings on the bottom bun creates a more stable burger structure.
• American cheese melts better than other cheeses and is best suited for this style of burger.
• Using a trowel and wallpaper scraper allows you to press the patties flat and scrape every bit of crust off the griddle.